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What is the Drug Tizanidine Used for?

07/15/2008

Question:

What is the drug Tizanidine used for?

Answer:

Tizanidine is classified as a skeletal muscle relaxant drug.  Tizanidine is used to treat muscle spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries

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Response by:

The Ohio State University Carmen M. Hadley, RPh, CSPI
Clinical Instructor
Central Ohio Poison Center
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
College of Pharmacy
The Ohio State University